Western Sydney Local Health District

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The Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology-Public Health (CIDM-PH) has been an interdisciplinary translational research group within the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Departments of the Western Sydney LHD and ICPMR-NSW Health Pathology. The team of senior investigators is comprised of Professor Vitali Sintchenko (Director), A/Professor Sharon Chen, A/Professor Mark Douglas, Profess ...

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) provides public healthcare to more than a million residents in Sydney’s west as well as services to those outside our catchment from specialty statewide centres of expertise.

The last twelve months have been especially productive for the CIDM-PH. Our team has been awarded the NSW Health Prevention Research Support Program Grant Funding for fifth time. Senior investigators have been successful in building the network of collaborative research and in improving surveillance and management of diseases with epidemic potential with invaluable support from the NSW Health.

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for delivering and managing
$1.7 billion in public healthcare across more than 120 suburbs spanning 780 square kilometres in the Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Cumberland and Parramatta local government areas (LGAs).

The last twelve months have been very productive for the CIDM-PH. Senior investigators have been successful in building the network of collaborative research and in improving surveillance and management of diseases with epidemic potential with invaluable support from the NSW Population Health and Health Services Research Support Program.

WSLHD has the largest projected population growth in the State and the biggest capital investment in infrastructure.
To meet these challenges and ensure investments are made at the right time and in the right place, widespread planning and engagement is undertaken with the
community, staff, clinicians, GPs, and private health services.